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USA WiiWare Update: Pong Toss

If the concept of tossing pongs appeals to you then this week’s WiiWare release will probably have you crying tears of ecstasy. Frat Party Games: Pong Toss (previously known as Beer Pong before Nintendo got a bit moody about the connection with alcohol) is a digital representation of the popular college pastime and certainly looks amusing enough, but as always we will reserve judgment until we’ve actually had chance to sit down with a cool six pack and review it – which should be very shortly.

Here’s the press release:

Pong Toss - Frat Party Games™ (JV Games, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone - Mild Language, 800 Wii Points): Pony up - it's Pong Toss time. Compete against your friends or the computer in this ultimate party-game favorite. Play on a regulation table with up to four players. Make consecutive shots for the Fireball bonuses and Roll-Backs as you or your team try to dominate the table and reign as Pong Toss champs. In Speed Pong, up to three challengers can compete at the same time. Speed and strategy are the keys to this fast-paced game. Jack up your opponents by using a slew of power-ups that will slow them down. The first one who sinks the last cup wins it all. Be fast. Be furious. Be victorious.

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@Rapadash: press.nintendo.com has press releases every monday that says what games come out today. As of 10:30 Eastern time the release for this week hasn't been posted yet, so we only know the wiiware game for today.

Well, hopefully this won't even make the list. But seeing as how SPOGS is now in the top 10, it's apparent that we just love buying crappy games. It will be interesting to see how well this game sells though. It's priced the same as SSR, and I've always held the belief that SSR's odd price (800 points) helped discourage people from buying it.

It had to come sometime. Just like what i said with MLE. Think of this positively, now those games are gone, you guys can look forward to other games soon. For Europe, we still have yet to get Critter Round Up, MLe and this, i just can't wait until there released and out of the way. Hopefully, all at the same time

@ Doabarrelroll27Exactly. I can't think of any bad looking games coming up that we have much information on.

I'd like to see someone interview Gameloft about there upcoming projects at some point, as we know hardly anything about Midnight Bowling/Pool and people are already complaining (mainly because of Wii Sports Bowling and Wii Play Billiards, which were both very lacking). I'd like to see one so we had more understanding (Going off topic breifly but are there any other Midnight Games from Gameloft?). I'd also like to see somewhere a new Konami interview for similar reasons about Gradius Rebirth, Fresco Beach and Crescendo.

It's a pity that it had to get censored, not because I would have bought it because of it, but because those Hyper-Caring mothers, who say it's the media's fault when there kid is a Teenage drinker and not their own and will start on pleading to censore even more banal things.

But I have to agree with them at that point: A game that is FOCUSED on drinking without showing the negative effects (the aspects JVG gave in their interview all showed negative consequences (Simpson's and Family Guy) or didn't had the focus on alcohol (parents drinking beer at a baseball game)) can't be that good either.

So, no SBCG4AP or MM9, and, instead, we get a game about throwing balls into cups of beer. Oh, what's that? Nintendo doesn't want beer in the game? What is this, the 1980s? Okay, so, instead, we get an $8 video game version of that Bozo the Clown game at Chuck E. Cheese's, which you can play for free with just some cups and a ball.

I shall forever hate this game no matter what score it gets. I was really hoping for SBCG4AP, but I got stabbed with this excuse of a game. I can't even measure my loathing. I'd love to put a slur of unintelligible censored cuss words, but for now, I'll occupy myself with hurling ping pong balls at whoever asks why I'm mad.

Oh, what's that? Nintendo doesn't want beer in the game? What is this, the 1980s?

If you read the interview from a while ago you wouldve seen that Nintendo just brought up the concern that Beer was causing some controversy but it was ultimately it was JVC Games decision to change the name. Im pretty sure it wouldve gone up either way but JVC figured it was better not to get blammed for having Beer.

Instead they started another damn controversy from "BEER Pong? Thats the suckiest suck that ever sucked" to "PONG TOSS? NO BEER NOW? NINTENDO IS THE SUCKIEST SUCK THAT EVER SUCKED"

@Wariofan Yeah, you see what they did there? They tried to redirect the suck to Ninty (who's familar with it anway with some fo their dumb decisions.)MY PREDICTIONS FOR US WIIWARE:Aug 4th Strongbad Episode 1 (finally)Aug 11th PLATTCHENAug 18th HelixAug 25th Home Sweet Home/ One of the Casual GamesTry to guess! You get a point for every one ya get right. Points have no real value.

@Objection_BlasterAlthough I would sooner guess the day I die than WiiWare release dates, I'm going to be extraordinary and almost say your first two guesses could be reversed. I don't see SBCG4AP getting the okay-go for another week and PLATTCHEN was scheduled for next week (if we can believe that). I agree with ya on Helix, but beyond that, I'm not guessing anything. I'll be sure to send you any points I received though since I copied off ya.